[Elecraft] WTB - Kent single lever paddle

[Terry Myers]

Built in keyers change from rig to rig, so buy a key you like and a keyer 
you like and just move it from rig to rig.  There are fewer menus to learn 
and fewer adjustments.  Not to mention fewer cw errors sent.

I have the Kent single level paddle and a Super CMOS III keyer that are my 
favorite combination.  I have tried many others, but this is my favorite 
setup.  My first keyer was a Accu-keyer I built from a handbook article.  I 
sold it for something new and regretted it.  I tried many keys and keyers 
over the years and found that simple was best.

It came down to two paddles for me.  The Vibroplex and the Kent and the Kent 
won because it did not require the hand to be raised above the table 
surface.  Both are good paddles, but that made the difference for me.

I made a Plexiglas dust cover for the Kent and then built my Super CMOS III 
keyer in an enclosure that would sit on top of the dust cover.

There you have it.

Terry, KQ5U



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Ferrington, M0XDF" <M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk>
To: <w3fpr at arrl.net>
Cc: <Elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 8:51 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] WTB - Kent single lever paddle


>I think I'd like to see Ultimatic mode too, I'm thinking I'll have to 
>learn Iambic though, because most rigs don't support Ultimatic.
> But Ultimatic does sound like the easier and frankly, more logical mode.
>
> Maybe I'll have to borrow a friends keyer to give it a try.
> 73 de M0XDF, K3 #174
> -- 
> Sometimes I think we're alone in the universe, and sometimes I think
> we're not. In either case, the idea is quite staggering.
> -Arthur C Clarke, science fiction writer (1917- )
>
> On 26 Aug 2008, at 03:44, Don Wilhelm wrote:
>
>> Ralph,
>>
>> I do not have a single lever paddle for sale, but I suffer from  similar 
>> problems.  If you cannot find a decent single lever paddle  at a price 
>> your ham budget can afford (the Bengali is outside my  price range), I 
>> suggest that you try one of the K1EL keyers in  Ultimatic mode - it works 
>> for me - it makes a standard paddle  respond almost like a single lever 
>> paddle, press the dash and it  gives dashes, press the dot and out comes 
>> a dit - it just feels  right to my brain.
>>
>> I have been asking periodically that the Elecraft built-in keyers 
>> support Ultimatic mode for folks like us, but so far, it has been  low on 
>> the priority list (but is not being ignored).
>
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